The SPIC MACAY will organise its first Rural Schools Intensive (RSI) for Odisha at the Institute of Physics here for about 500 rural high school children and 100 art teachers from December 22 to 28.
A series of programmes of classical music, dance, folk dance, theatre perfomance, films, yoga and talks by eminent artists would be organised on the occasion. The SPIC MACAY has arranged accommodation and food for the participants, organisers said. School and Mass Education Minister Debi Prasad Mishra, Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Panda and SPIC MACAY chairperson Dr Kiran Seth will grace the inaugural function to be held at 4 pm on Monday.
Eminent artists like Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasia (Hindustani-flute), Dr Vishwamohan Bhat, Vidushi Sonal Mansingh (Odissi dance), Dr l Subramaniam (Karnatic - violin), Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Vidushi Sunanda Patnaik (Hindustani-vocal), Guru Ramahari Das (Odissi vocal), Dr Iliana Citaristi (Mayurbhanj Chhau), Ustad Shahid Parvez (Hindustani–sitar) and Jatin Das are scheduled attend.
The objective of the workshop to provide the participants with an intense experience of a particular art-form with a renowned master, said organisers. The RSI is being organised under a four-year collaboration between SPIC MACAY and Odisha Government with support of RIKSKONSERTENE of Norway. SPIC MACAY Dr Kiran Seth sought everybody’s cooperation to achieve the SPIC MACAY’s 2020 mission of reaching every child to uphold art and craft heritage.